Cincinnati's Mixtapes have been an incredibly busy band. In a span of less than two years, they've released an album, 3 EPs, and a split. Their latest EP "Hope Is For People" is one of those albums that just immediately puts you in a good mood the second it starts. If you're not smiling (or at least singing along with the whoas) halfway through, I'm forced to assume you hate fun or have no soul. With 6 songs clocking in at 11 minutes (and one of those songs are just an acoustic version of another), Mixtapes really hit [...]
Stream: Fort Lean - "Sunsick" These locals are never not writing the kinds of anthems that you simply can't help but shout to the heavens. Turn those speakers up as loud as possible, and then go ahead and click play.
A few nights ago I was driving around downtown Chicago with Ryan (he was actually driving though) and he said something like, "Have you heard the Gooningtons?" I hadn't, so he proceed to play Welcome To Goonington Beach! and blow my mind. He also explained verbally what's documented on this pop punk message board thread . To sum it all up, Ryan recorded 8 Ramones-core songs (written over the span of a few days) in a single afternoon and it's incredible. I have no idea how I missed this (or why no one told me) last year, [...]
With all the high-profile punk reunions of the past few months and years combined with the band's relative obscurity, it would be easy for most to overlook the reunion of Chicago's own August Premier . And that, my friends, would be a bad thing. I'm not really sure of the whole story about the reunion, but August Premier is back and the band has a new record called Happy Miserable due out March 27th on Pacific Ridge Records . More on that in a few... Back in their heyday, August Premier put out an [...]
Need an afternoon pick-me-up? Local pop punkers Swimsuit Addition have unveiled a head boppin' new track called "Cartoon Paper Cup," the lead single off the group's upcoming Kittyhawk EP. "Cartoon Paper Cup" kicks off with a tight drum intro and bouncing bass line before metallic guitars riffs rip through the mix. The song's perky, upbeat vibe is enough to rouse anyone suffering from a food- or work-induced coma. Cartoon Paper Cup by Swimsuit Addition Check out the single and then catch [...]
Punk On Toast and The Lightyears Explode played the Punk Night at the Blue Frog, Mumbai on Sunday, January 15. Punk On Toast "You're here for some punk, man; not some Baba Ramdev" Aditya Naik of Punk On Toast @ Blue Frog, Mumbai Fairly clueless and inebriated, young and rebellious, and their first and possibly last gig at the venue - Punk On Toast had quite a disastrous debut at the Blue Frog last Sunday. [...]
Was pretty pumped to see this land in my mailbox roughly a month or so ago. Yeah, it's been that long…way too much shit going on right now, blah blah blah. Anyway, got hooked on Bloodhouse from a link to download their six song cassette from One Base On an Overthrow awhile back, although I'm not necessarily sure exactly on the specifics. The Halifax group play a delay heavy and fuzzed out sort of pop/punk mixture that I doubt I'll ever get sick of hearing at this point. [...]
There was this soft and glorious era, sometime in the early noughties, when coloured leaves leapt and danced in flurries on breezy gusts across our Converse'd feet. Real responsibility was in short supply, but hormones did a great job at filling the space. Taking Back Sunday were still incredible. Minus the Bear were the height of sophistication in rock music. Things meant a lot. There was a boom, and there was a bust, like anything else. And now that the dust has long settled, it's about time to go tomb raidin'. Turns out the [...]
<!-- --> Click here for download Sounds like: The Clash, Buzzcocks Song: Something Fierce - Future Punks [download here ] What's so good? This punk/pop trio from H-town offers a sound that fuses together the 1970's punk attitude with gleeful nuances and a more global approach. Released last April, Don't Be [...]
Bangers are a punk rock band from Cornwall, England. They posted about this band on their Facebook wall . I like it. 1978, smiling politely by Martha
On top of the plethora of dates they have already announced, Man Overboard have added more tour dates to their 2012 itinerary. The band will be headlining the Pop Punk The Vote Tour with Handguns and Seahaven. Daytrader and Candy Hearts will be splitting the opening slot on the tour. The tour will hit a city near you from February 15th through March 11th. The tour is sponsored by Atticus Clothing . Cities and venues will be announced...
A fusion of glam, punk and incredible beats, LA-based Kate Crash is a one of a kind, multi-faceted artist. Her name is Kate Crash, and she's doing some unique and forward thinking stuff in the music world. Melding Glam, punk, dance beats and some seriously smart lyrics, she's will, without a doubt, be someone to keep an eye on. Here's my [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Colour, The Plastics, Arctic Monkeys "The Wombats - Walking Disasters" What's so good? Some time earlier this year The Wombats released their sophomore album This Modern Glitch . This morning I noticed that the song "Walking Disasters" had climbed up the top of Hype Machine's popular list , courtesy of In All Caps . It was the first time I'd heard the track, but I [...]
"What the fuck is this shit?" I'll admit, that was my first reaction upon hearing Cincinnati's Mixtapes. It's not that it was bad by any means, but being labeled as one of the newest quintessential pop-punk bands that must be checked out I was a little surprised by the acoustic, piano driven anthems found on their EP "A Short Collection of Short Songs". I know, me and my narrow mind.After
Listening to pop punk bands like New Found Glory seriously take me back to the early 20002s where I would listen to them and bands like Good Charlotte (don't judge), Allister, the Starting Line, the Ataris No Use For A Name and plenty of others. Band t-shirts, Chuck Taylors and punk rock jumps were constant in my life then. I was in love with NFG's self-titled album and their follow-up "Sticks and Stones," but seriously disappointed in the next album "Catalyst" - which had the ironically titled "All Downhill From Here" as [...]
Drive Thru Records are releasing their entire back catalog through iTunes this season, and they've already set out over 40 of them to date, and, to be honest, we spent a lot of formative years with the Drive Thru catalog (Dashboard Confessional, Finch, Home Grown, Midtown, Senses Fail, Allister, et al.) so kudos to the brother-sister duo for continuing on in their quest that started in their home. Godspeed!
Richmond, Virgina's The Greater Risk's has created an EP that could toss them right into everyone's ears. The EP, entitled Say What You Need To Say , opens with a killer song in "Friends and Foes." It starts off welcoming, then the energy just smacks you in the face. The chords and the drumming are so well put together with the lyrics. The single itself is so likable that it is hard to not dance to. The first single off the EP "Pick Your Poison," is arguably the catchiest song on the album. When [...]
We were asked about a month ago to come to the Fred Perry surplus store on Grand Street in Brooklyn to shoot their little in-store hangout session that happened this past Wednesday afternoon with the pop punk act Fireworks , so we sent the lovely photo intern Alex Fromer to go and shoot the band playing acoustic for the kids inside. It was fun and, of course, massive love to Fred Perry. [...]
Confession: I've been waiting for nearly 11 years to go see Saves The Day. Being from New Jersey, and loving Through Being Cool when it first came out (aaaand throughout the years), I'm sort of embarrassed I waited this long. I was always worried they wouldn't play anything off their first two albums (the only two I really know), and hence waited longer. I finally decided it was way too
Having just returned from the fantastic Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin which took place over the past few days, I'm now knuckling down and searching out some of the brilliant acts I saw over the course of the event. After spending several hours in hospital on Thursday night (more on that later) I hopped in a taxi and headed straight to the Button Factory, just in time for We Cut Corners , a pop-punk duo comprised of two Dublin based school teachers. Sounds bizarre, I know. [...]
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